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Skidbladnir Parashield
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Skidbladnir-Parashield was a test of an deployable umbrella-like heat-shield made of silicon fabric developed by University of Maryland's Space Systems Laboratory. It was to be tested on the maiden flight of the Amroc-SET rocket, but the launch failed and the experiment was destroyed.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Deployable heatshield technology |
| Operator: | University of Maryland, Space Systems Laboratory |
| Contractors: | University of Maryland, Space Systems Laboratory |
| Equipment: | ParaShield |
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| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Batteries |
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| Orbit: | suborbital |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Skidbladnir ParaShield | N/A | 05.10.1989 | Va BMRS-A3 | *F | Amroc-SET |
* = suborbital mission
References:
- David L. Akin: The ParaShield Entry Vehicle Concept - Basic Theory and Flight Test Development, 1990
